commissioner jessica rosenworcel separate statement

STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JESSICA ROSENWORCEL Re: Protecting and Promotin g the Open Internet , GN Docket No. 14-28. Our Internet economy is the envy of the world. We invented it. The applications economy began here—on our shores. The broadband below us and the airwaves all around us deliver its collective might to our homes and businesses in communities across the country. What produced this dynamic engine of entrepreneur ship and experimentation is a foundation of openness. Sustaining what has made us innovative, fierce, and creative should not be a choice—it should be an obligation. We also have a duty—a duty to protect what has made the Internet the most dynamic platform for free speec h ever inv ented. It is our prin ting press. It is our town square. It is our in dividual so apbox— and our shared platform for opportunity. That is why open Internet policies matter. That is why I support network neutrality. We cannot have a two-tie red Internet with fast lanes that speed the traffic of the privileged and leave t he rest of us la gging beh ind. We c annot ha ve gatekee pers who tell us what we can and ca nnot do and where we can and cannot go online. And we do not need blocking, throttling, and paid prioritizat ion schemes that undermine the Internet as we know it. For these reasons, I support Chairman Wheeler’s efforts and rules today. They use our existing statutory tools, includi ng Title II authority, to put back in place basic open Internet policie s that we all rely on but last year our courts took awa y. The result honors the cre ative, colla borative, and ope n Internet envisioned by those who were there at the start, including the legendary Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web—whom we have had the privilege of hearing from today. This is a big deal. What is also a big deal is 4 million voices. Four million Americans wrote this agency to mak e known their ideas, thoug hts, and deeply- held opinions about Inte rnet openness. They lit up our phone lines, clogged our e-mail in-boxes, and jammed our online comment system. That might be messy, but whatever our disagreements on network neutrality are, I hope we can agree that’s democracy in action and something we can all support.

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FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel's Separate Statement on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Open Internet Order (Net Neutrality), dated February 26, 2015

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STATEMENT OFCOMMISSIONER JESSICA ROSENWORCEL

Re: Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, GN Docket No. 14-28.

Our Internet economy is the envy of the world. We invented it. The applications economy began hereon our shores. The broadband below us and the airwaves all around us deliver its collective might to our homes and businesses in communities across the country. What produced this dynamic engine of entrepreneurship and experimentation is a foundation of openness. Sustaining what has made us innovative, fierce, and creative should not be a choiceit should be an obligation.

We also have a dutya duty to protect what has made the Internet the most dynamic platform for free speech ever invented. It is our printing press. It is our town square. It is our individual soapboxand our shared platform for opportunity.

That is why open Internet policies matter. That is why I support network neutrality.

We cannot have a two-tiered Internet with fast lanes that speed the traffic of the privileged and leave the rest of us lagging behind. We cannot have gatekeepers who tell us what we can and cannot do and where we can and cannot go online. And we do not need blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization schemes that undermine the Internet as we know it.

For these reasons, I support Chairman Wheelers efforts and rules today. They use our existing statutory tools, including Title II authority, to put back in place basic open Internet policies that we all rely on but last year our courts took away. The result honors the creative, collaborative, and open Internet envisioned by those who were there at the start, including the legendary Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Webwhom we have had the privilege of hearing from today.

This is a big deal. What is also a big deal is 4 million voices. Four million Americans wrote this agency to make known their ideas, thoughts, and deeply-held opinions about Internet openness. They lit up our phone lines, clogged our e-mail in-boxes, and jammed our online comment system. That might be messy, but whatever our disagreements on network neutrality are, I hope we can agree thats democracy in action and something we can all support.